Speaking of made up wars, Fox News' "War on Christmas" exists pretty much entirely in their own minds -- and in their lies.

Israeli leadership will skip out on attending Nelson Mandela's funeral. While they don't state it as the reason, the high regard Mandela's memory enjoys among Palestinians is certain to be seen as at least a contributing factor.

The NSA and CIA spied on people play World of Warcraft. Seriously. You are literally not safe from prying eyes anywhere. This ridiculous level of domestic surveillance used to be the punchline of Yakov Smirnoff jokes. Now Smirnoff jokes don't work: "In capitalist America, computer screen watches you. In Soviet Russia, computer screen watches you." See, there has to be some sort of contrast.